The North Africa Journal – June 5, 2018: This is a presentation made by MEA Risk Analyst and North Africa Journal Editor Arezki Daoud on understanding the sources of instability in the Sahel. The presentation focuses broadly on the root causes affecting countries like Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, etc, and provide a deep-dive into the crises that are destabilizing Mali and Nigeria. The presentation was made at a conference of faith-based organizations, held near Kansas City, Missouri, at the end of May 2018. The presentation as posted here includes narrated slides. To downloadable PDF slides and an MP3 audio please visit this page on MEA-Risk.com.